Hurrikan
[ˈhʌrɪkən]
The verdict
“Hurrikan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,356
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vorwiegend im Sommer und Herbst auftretender tropischer Wirbelsturm mit mindestens Orkanstärke (ab 118 km/h), der sich über dem Nordatlantik im Bereich der Karibik und des Golfs von Mexiko (sowie ü...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hurrikan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhʌrɪkən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hurrikan” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hurrikan (IPA [ˈhʌrɪkən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,356 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorwiegend im Sommer und Herbst auftretender tropischer Wirbelsturm mit mindestens Orkanstärke (ab 118 km/h), der sich über dem Nordatlantik im Bereich der Karibik und des Golfs von Mexiko (sowie ü...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hurrikan, with forms such as "hhurrikan", "hrurikan", and "hurikan". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hurrikan, spelled H-U-R-R-I-K-A-N.
Definition
- 1vorwiegend im Sommer und Herbst auftretender tropischer Wirbelsturm mit mindestens Orkanstärke (ab 118 km/h), der sich über dem Nordatlantik im Bereich der Karibik und des Golfs von Mexiko (sowie über Teilen des östlichen Pazifiks) bildet und auf den Inseln sowie an der Süd- und Ostküste der Vereinigten Staaten verheerende Schneisen der Zerstörung hinter sich lässt
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhurrikan,hrurikan,hurikan,hurirkan,hurriakn,hurrikann,hurrikkan,hurrikna,hurrkian,uhrrikan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hurrikan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hurrikan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-U-R-R-I-K-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhʌrɪkən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.